This truly professional book contains all the necessary information on artificial pencil drawing. Aspects such as texture, creating realistic shapes and shadows, feathering are considered. Imitation metal, wood, hair and even broken glass are shown in detail. The book contains about 150 illustrations. You won't believe the incredible drawings you can create using common pencils and the special techniques illustrated in this book. These methods are so easy that anyone--from doodler to advanced artist--can master them in minutes! Step by step, you'll learn how to capture the look of metal, glass, weathered wood, skin, hair and other textures. Two detailed start-to-finish demonstrations show you how to use these textures to create drawings that look so real they seem to leap right off the page.